Washing-machine



(No Model.) M. B. CHURCHILL.

WASHING MACHINE.

No. 506,470. A Patented 001;.- 1'0. 1893.

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SPECIFICATION-forming part of v'Letters Patent No. 506,470, dated October 10, 1893.

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To all whom t may concern,.- .l

Be it known that I, MARGARETEQHURCH- ILL, a citizen of the United States", residing at St. Joseph, in the countyof Buchanan and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Washing-Machine, of which the following is a specification.

lar surface of said drum,'by means of clamps which will not tear or otherwise injure the finest fabric; third, to so construct said wash- 1ng machine that the surface of a corrugated metal sheet shall at all times be pressed upward against the articles being washed, whether large or small; fourth, to provide a receptacle for heavy particles of dirt, rbc.,

which may be liberated from said articles in the operation of the machine. Iattain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure l is a longitudinal section cut through the center. Fig. 2 isa transverse section cut throught-he center. Figs. 3, 4 and 5 cover modified forms of clamps. Fig. `6 is a sectional View of the clamp shownat Fig.-5.

Similarletters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The sides A, ends B and bottom C, prefer-v ably of sheet metal, form the body of my invention. l

D is the lid provided with handles W. Lid D resting on the described body of machine and encircled by projection V eifectually prevents the splashing of sudsvfrom saidv machine When in operation.

In the sides A rotates'tne shaft E earrynig4 the drum composed of the two disks F and slats G, H and J, said slats being suitably shaped for the reception of clamps or fasteni 'ings, see Figs. 3, et and 5,@by which `the-articles 1toflue Washed.lareattachedtoisla G, H arrdfJif- T-he notation of, the abovedescribed drum brings said articles in frictional con 55` tact with the corrugated metal sheet K, which in the presence of suds'removes the dirt from 'said articles, metal sheet K -being pressed upward against the articles being washed by means of springs L. The ends of metal sheet 6o K are arranged to travel upward and downward between projections K2 and end of body B as the pressure of springs L varies in pressingsheet K against said articles of varying thicknesses which are attached to the above described drum. The lower ends of springs L are securely attached to a board L; said board being held above bottom C by its projections L2. The'raised edges L3 on board L2 prevent heavy particles of dirt, vdto., which 7o gravitate downward through perforations K in metal sheet K onto board L2 from being removed from said board onto bottomC by the agitation of the suds thereby insuring com,

paratively clear suds against bottom C thus preventing burning of bottom C. l

U U are projections on bottom C by whichr the machine may be clamped to a stove, table or bench. Shaft Eby which the machine is driven maybe rotated by a crank, pulley orl 8o any suitable device for transmission of power, p attachedto shaft E at E;l

` Tis a faucet through which the suds may be drawn from body of machine. f 1 y The articles to be washed are easily, quickly and securelyattached to the slats G,Hand.l by the three followingmethods: First, see Fig. 3, v by moving upward the wire loop N on its pivotal fastening O, by which one yend of said wire is attached to slat G, and thenplacing gr the articles to be washed between wire loop N- and the raised surface Gon slat'G and moving the loose end of wireNdownward and insorting hook N into*A staple N2 which is attached to slat G; second, see Fig. 4, the chain P is raised from slat H by means of ring P. The cleaner parts of articles to be washed are inserted between chain P and slat H; on liberating ring P chain P will be drawn tightly against said articles by the elasticity of spring r oo P2 pressing the cleaner parts of said articles into groove H in slat H. Chain P may be adjusted to the desired length or unfastened by unhooking hook P3 on springl. The opposite end of chain P is secured to Slat Il by staple P4; third, see Fig. 5, the articles to be washed are attached to slat J by movingr upward, the rin;r Q on its pivotal fastening Q2 by which said rinf,T is attached to the metal seat R, and by placing1 the cleaner parts of articles to be washed between the raised surface on seat R and ring Q, on liberating ring Q, spring S pressing against thumb piece Q3 causes ring Q to move downward pressing said articles and holding` thent firmly in place between ring Q and seat R. Spring S and seat R are attached to slat J by screws or other suitable fastenings.

The inain feature of my invention consists in the peculiar construction of the false-hot- MARGARET Tl. CHURCHILL.

VVtnesses:

GEO. W. UINTON, Jas. M. ROGERS. 

